[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 2226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-836]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Project No. 2928-004]


Merrimac Paper Company, Inc.; Notice Establishing Procedures for 
Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

January 8, 1998.
    The license for the Merrimac Hydro Project No. 2928, located on the 
Merrimack River in Essex County, near Lawrence, Massachusetts, will 
expire on November 30, 1999. On September 29, 1997, an application for 
subsequent license was filed. The following is an approximate schedule 
and procedures that will be followed in processing the application:

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                  Date                                Action            
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March 1, 1998..........................  Commission notifies applicant  
                                          that its application has been 
                                          accepted and specifies the    
                                          need for additional           
                                          information and due date.     
March 1, 1998..........................  Commission issues public notice
                                          of the accepted application   
                                          establishing dates for filing 
                                          motions to intervene and      
                                          protests.                     
May 1, 1998............................  Commission's deadline for      
                                          applicant for filing a final  
                                          amendment, if any, to its     
                                          application.                  
January 15, 1999.......................  Commission notifies all parties
                                          and agencies that the         
                                          application is ready for      
                                          environmental analysis.       
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    Upon receipt of all additional information and the information 
filed in response to the public notice of the acceptance of the 
application, the Commission will evaluate the application in accordance 
with applicable statutory requirements and take appropriate action on 
the application.
    Any questions concerning this notice should be directed to Mark 
Pawlowski at (202) 219-2795.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-836 Filed 1-13-98; 8:45 am]
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